Astronomy & Space Sciences
Title : | Estimation of upper atmospheric (70-100 km height region) eddy dissipation rates using Doppler medium frequency radar (2-3 MHz) for the safe reentry of space capsules/shuttles carrying astronauts |
Area of research : | Astronomy & Space Sciences |
Focus area : | Middle Atmospheric Dynamics |
Contact info : | tkram@narl.gov.in |
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Executive Summary : | The dissipating atmospheric waves can cause highly-varying intense turbulent layers surrounding space capsules/shuttles while reentering the atmosphere from space with high mach speeds in the height region of 70-100 km. High time (few minutes) and spatial (few kilometers in horizontal and fraction of kilometers in the vertical) resolution measurement of wind velocities in this height region is a must to
determine with less errors the atmospheric eddy dissipation rates, which is possible with medium (2-3 MHz) frequency Doppler radars. |
Co-PI: | Dr. T. K. Ramkumar, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki |
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